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Maine · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LD 866: An Act To Reduce Posting Of Hunting Lands By Providing Free Antlerless Deer Permits To Certain Landowners Who Keep Their Lands Open To Hunting

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 866 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on March 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Reduce Posting Of Hunting Lands By Providing Free Antlerless Deer Permits To Certain Landowners Who Keep Their Lands Open To Hunting. Primary sponsor: Steven Foster (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 12, 2025): Signed by Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steven FosterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Russell BlackCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Scott CyrwayCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Jim DillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Paul FlynnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
David HagganCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Rick MasonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Chad PerkinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Jim ThorneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Steve WoodCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by Governor
  2. FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  4. FINALLY PASSED.
  5. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-521) in concurrence.
  6. Committee Amendment "A" (H-521) READ and ADOPTED.
  7. Bill READ ONCE.
  8. On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-521) Report ACCEPTED.
  9. Reports Read
  10. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  11. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-521).
  12. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source